Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Barker Tower
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Bombed
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The New Theatre
- King Edward II and York
- King Edward III and York
- The Abbot's House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions